Starting decades ago, having nothing to do with the COVID-1984 Scamdemic, soccer stadiums in European leagues were already stretching nylon prints over the empty seats so it wouldn't look so obvious on television.
24 posted on 05/05/2026 6:43:46 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
And now clubs want to cater to the tourists who want to pay several hundred dollars to watch an FC Barcelona home game, and they are pricing out the local fans.
25 posted on 05/05/2026 6:48:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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